Is CVE-2016-10931 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-10931 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-10931?

CVE-2016-10931 has a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2016-10931?

Patch guidance is available from rust-openssl project security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-10931.

Which products are affected by CVE-2016-10931?

1 product: rust-openssl project rust-openssl.

Fix CVE-2016-10931 - HIGH rust-openssl project rust-openssl

Description

An issue was discovered in the openssl crate before 0.9.0 for Rust. There is an SSL/TLS man-in-the-middle vulnerability because certificate verification is off by default and there is no API for hostname verification.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: high
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-295

Metadata

Primary Vendor: RUST-OPENSSL_PROJECT
Published: 8/26/2019
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2016-10931

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